the economy as a whole‚ the industrial sector in Ghana has been the subject of much inquiry (in chronological order‚ see Birmingham et al.‚ 1966/7; Steel‚ 1977; Page‚ 1980; Andrea‚ 1981; Ewusi‚ 1986; Meier and Steel‚ 1989; Steel and Webster‚ 1990; Mosley‚ Harrigan and Toye‚ 1991; Sowa et al.‚ 1991 and Rothchild‚ 1991). As mentioned already‚ industrial output as a whole has been growing since the adoption of the Structural Adjustment Programmes in Ghana. Within the industrial sector‚ it is small and
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The rationale for the single spine salary structure is to remove inequities and distortions in public service pay administration in order to achieve ‘‘equal pay for work of equal worth’’ as enshrined in Article 24(1) of the 1992 constitution of Ghana‚ section 10(b) of the labor Act‚ 2003(Act 651). Incremental implementation of the new pay policy started in July 1st‚ 2010 as stated above and by September 2011‚ about 69%(44 institutions) of the 520‚000 public sector employees have been migrated
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UNIVERSITY OF GHANA UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT A TERM PAPER SUBMITTED BY RICHMOND OWUSU 10251417 ON THE TOPIC “ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION ON THE RESTRUCTURED ACCOMMODATION POLICY OF UNIVERSITY OF GHANA” TO DR. THOMAS BUABENG ON 15TH NOVEMBER‚ 2012 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Research problem 2 1.2 Purpose of the study 3 1.3 Objectives of the study 3 1.4 Research Questions 3 1.5 Relevance
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Content in Ghana Oil and Gas Industry By Gilbert Azaah This article looks at the problems being faced by Ghana in implementing local content and local participation as a developing country with limited capacities and also dealing with IOCs and sub-contractors which are well established and are well connected globally. As a developing country with very little experience in the oil and gas industry‚ one of the main obstacles faced by the implementation of the local content policy in Ghana is the lack
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(Education for All‚ 2000). Ghana as a nation is not an exception of high illiteracy rate in the sub-region. Not only is the high illiteracy rate the problem but most importantly the regional disparities in the provision of educational services. It took over fifty years for education to be extended from the south to the northern part of Ghana. (Vincent‚ 2000). Various governments from independence have made efforts to promote and improve the quality of education in Ghana. The Convention People’s
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I interviewed a friend of mine named Leticia. She is from Ghana and is a sophomore at Frostburg State University. In 1996 my father came here to further his education and he realized there are better opportunities out here as well. “He wanted us to get the best education possible and a better life so he brought us as well.” So he sent for his family. When they got to the United States they were took placement tests to determine the grade they were to be placed in. Leticia and her older sister graduated
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been born into a zongo community in Ghana and also in a poor broken home‚ where my mother‚ sister and I have to struggled to make ends means and graduating with Bachelor of Arts Degree in the premier university in Ghana‚ University of Ghana was a greatest achievement for me in respect of my background. I’m currently a state auditor working for audit service‚ attach to bank of Ghana and responsible for Ghana’s foreign exchange receipts and payments of bank of Ghana in relation to oil purchase. Recent
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Debaters’ of the Opposing Views‚ Fellow Students‚ Ladies and Gentlemen: Nyarko Lartey Billton is my name and I am very honoured to take part in this august argument. The motion before the house Mr. Chairman is and i quote “the socio-economic problems of Ghana are responsible for indiscipline of the citizens”. Mr. Chairman before i take my stand in this august argument‚ i would like to explain certain keywords in the motion so that my audience will get a clear idea of what the motion is about. Mr. Chairman
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Cocoa‚ and Cocoa was first planted in Ghana in 1879. Ghana is renowned for the quality of its cocoa beans. Cocoa accounts for 28% of Ghana’s foreign exchange earnings and 57% of total agricultural exports. In 2006‚ Ghana exported 358‚000 tonnes of cocoa worth $ 1.06bn making it the second most important export commodity after gold. Kuapa Kokoo is a cocoa-growing co-operative set up in 1993 in response to the partial liberalisation of the cocoa sector in Ghana. It is the only farmer-owned organisation
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Essay topic: “Exploring the history of Ghana’s oldest Diasporan/ Retournee group‚ the Tabom people” Thesis statement: Supporting of the Tabom people of Ghana will contribute immensely to the economy. How well do you know Ghana’s oldest Diasporan‚ the Tabom people? Diaspora is the dispersion of a population or a community of individuals living outside their homeland who identify themselves with the state or people of that homeland. Research estimates that about ten thousand
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